Poseidon drew the second lot after he and his brothers, Zeus and Hades, defeated their father, Cronus, putting him second in power out of all of the gods and goddesses. He then in turn chose to be the god of the seas.
Zeus was an arrogant leader of the gods so in jealousy and anger Poseidon tried to capture and immobilize Zeus, but he failed and was sent to Troy in disguise as a human to work on the great wall.
Poseidon sent a sea monster to punish Queen Kassiopea for her bragging that Princess Andromeda, her daughter, was more beautiful than Nereides by sending a sea monster to destroy Aithiopia.
Poseidon was the father to Aithousa, Benthesikyme, Herephile, Kymopoleia, Ourea, and Rhode, who were his nymphe offspring.
A second group Poseidon was the father to, is Aiolos, Aospos, Athena, The Daimones Proseoous, Despoine, Proteus, The Telkhines, and Triton who were all divine creatures and gods.
Poseidon was the father of a third group of offspring, Antaios, Ephialtes, Kharybdis, Laistrygon, Orion, Otos, and Polyphemus. They were all giants. .
A fourth group Poseidon was the father to, was the animals. They were Areion, Khrysomallos, and Pegasus.
Lastly Poseidon was a father to many Demi Gods who were half mortal and half God.
Poseidon was the father of a demi god named Theseus who turned out to be a hero who killed the Minotaur.
Poseidon, the sea god, created a horse for Demeter, the agriculture goddess, so she would love him, and this is why he is called the horse god.
Poseidon was also known as the Horse God.
Poseidon helped creat the minotour.
Poseidon sent a bull to King Minos of Crete to sacrifice for him, but the king decided to keep the bull. So Poseidon asked Aphrodite, the goddess of love, to make the queen to fall in love with the bull. Then the Minotaur, a creature that was half man and half bull, was born.
FACTS ABOUT POSEIDON
Poseidon drew the second lot after he and his brothers, Zeus and Hades, defeated their father, Cronus, putting him second in power out of all of the gods and goddesses. He then in turn chose to be the god of the seas.
Zeus was an arrogant leader of the gods so in jealousy and anger Poseidon tried to capture and immobilize Zeus, but he failed and was sent to Troy in disguise as a human to work on the great wall.
Poseidon sent a sea monster to punish Queen Kassiopea for her bragging that Princess Andromeda, her daughter, was more beautiful than Nereides by sending a sea monster to destroy Aithiopia.
Poseidon was the father to Aithousa, Benthesikyme, Herephile, Kymopoleia, Ourea, and Rhode, who were his nymphe offspring.
A second group Poseidon was the father to, is Aiolos, Aospos, Athena, The Daimones Proseoous, Despoine, Proteus, The Telkhines, and Triton who were all divine creatures and gods.
Poseidon was the father of a third group of offspring, Antaios, Ephialtes, Kharybdis, Laistrygon, Orion, Otos, and Polyphemus. They were all giants.
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A fourth group Poseidon was the father to, was the animals. They were Areion, Khrysomallos, and Pegasus.
Lastly Poseidon was a father to many Demi Gods who were half mortal and half God.
Poseidon was the father of a demi god named Theseus who turned out to be a hero who killed the Minotaur.
Poseidon, the sea god, created a horse for Demeter, the agriculture goddess, so she would love him, and this is why he is called the horse god.
Poseidon sent a bull to King Minos of Crete to sacrifice for him, but the king decided to keep the bull. So Poseidon asked Aphrodite, the goddess of love, to make the queen to fall in love with the bull. Then the Minotaur, a creature that was half man and half bull, was born.
Seth's Poseidon Writing
COLOR: I used the color blue throughout this page to symbolize water for the seas.
WORKS CITED
http://www.greekmythology.com/Olympians/Poseidon/poseidon.htmlhttp://www.mythweb.com/gods/Poseidon_easy.html
http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Poseidon.html
http://www.men-myths-minds.com/Poseidon-greek-god.html